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i have a LaserJet 1012 that i got working with Win7 RC (64-bit) by picking a similar driver (1015, i think). i did the same in Vista. but now i'm not seeing it in the RTM version so i'm also stuck. :(

if you can find and pick the 1015 driver through Device Manager it's worth a shot.

<rant>

given that my HP 1012 printer was manufactured in 2004 and Vista came out in 2006 (with widespread beta in 2005) and HP didn't even support Vista, i've added HP to my blacklist. i fought with getting drivers from within months of buying the stupid thing and will never again buy an HP product.

that level of support is ridiculous, especially for something like a printer and ESPECIALLY since people (including myself) were able to get it to work through trickery... until now at least, suggesting it would have taken HP little work to provide a real driver.

i'm sorry, but laser printers shouldn't be forced into obsolescence after only one or two years.

Thanks for the ideas. What are the steps to "make the printer work in XP mode"? (Converting to the 32-bit version of windows for the sake of a $90 printer would be the tail wagging the dog...)
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user12468Oct 31 '09 at 21:25

If XP mode is installed, you can get to it via Start Menu -> All Programs -> Windows Virtual PC -> Windows XP Mode (or maybe just type XP in the Start menu). You should be presented with a standard XP SP3 desktop. I got all that info from here : bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial155.html.
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harrymcOct 31 '09 at 21:51

I don't know how to reply to the other answer, but for the guy who was talking about the LaserJet 1012. There is a Vista 64-bit driver that you can install in Windows 7. I have this printer and have done this. You do have to explicitly choose the driver and it will warn you about it, but it works.

I finally got it to work by saving the Vista driver from the HP site to my machine, then going into the saved file and unzipping it, and resaving it. When adding the device through Devices and Printers, you need to click Have Disk, then browse for the unzipped file. The port has to be selected as DOT4_001GenericIEEE. Even though the 1015 was selected as the printer in Devices and Printers, the icon now calls it the 1010, but it works!